Greek Online Gambling Lockdown

Stelios Stavridis was sacked for taking a free ride on the private jet belonging to one of the buyers of OPAP.

Concerns mount over access to existing balances.

Greece has completed the privatization of its online gambling monopoly OPAP, selling its 33% stake for €652 million…

Publication of the Greek blacklist prompts the RGA to ask EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier to stop the re-establishment of a gaming monopoly.

The HGC has posted a blacklist of 401 domains on its website. ISPs must now block access or face massive fines.

Backroom deal on OPAP starts blacklist process for potential competitors—accidental disclosure gives the RGA a chance to complain.

EU Commission gives Greece the go ahead to re-establish the OPAP monopoly which the ECJ ruled illegal earlier this year.

Impeccable timing creates a headache for Greek privatization schedule and OPAP monopoly.

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) and the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) have filed a complaint…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has finally issued a ruling that breaks OPAP’s Greek Gaming Monopoly.

EU Commission, industry groups and operators decry Greek’s plan to extend OPAP’s gambling monopoly online.

Hill heeds Greek demands, withdraws all gambling services including online poker from the market.